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| x Romeo and Juliet | 1900 | Clément Maurice |
Roméo et Juliette was a 1900 French film adaptation of the classic and famous William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.
This film version was directed by Clément Maurice, starred Emilio Cossira, and is believed to be the earliest film adaptation...
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Romeo and Juliet | |
| x Hamlet | 1900 | Clément Maurice |
Hamlet, also known as Le Duel d'Hamlet, is a 1900 French film adaptation of an excerpt from the William Shakespeare play Hamlet. It is believed to have been the earliest film adaptation of the play, and starred actress Sarah Bernhardt in the lead...
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Hamlet | |
| x Otello | 1906 | Mario Caserini |
Otello was the 1906 Italian silent film based on the 1887 opera of the same name by Giuseppe Verdi, both being based on the William Shakespeare play Othello. The film was directed by and starred Mario Caserini, playing opposite his wife Maria...
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Othello | |
| x Romeo and Juliet | 1908 | J. Stuart Blackton |
The first ever American film version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was a silent film short made in 1908 made by Vitagraph Studios. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, it was filmed in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
The film starred...
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Romeo and Juliet | |
| x Macbeth | Apr 19, 1908 | J. Stuart Blackton |
Macbeth is a silent 1908 film directed by James Stuart Blackton based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name. It is the earliest known film version of that play. It was a black and white silent film that had English intertitles.
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Macbeth | |
| x The Taming of the Shrew | Nov 10, 1908 | D. W. Griffith |
The Taming of the Shrew is a 1908 silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was based on Shakespeare's play of the same name.
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The Taming of the Shrew | |
| x A Midsummer Night's Dream | 1909 | J. Stuart Blackton |
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1909 film directed by Charles Kent and starring Walter Ackerman and Charles Chapman. This is the first film version of the classic play by William Shakespeare.
The Duke of Athens decrees that Hermia (Rose Tapley) shall...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| Charles Foster Kent | |||||
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| x Macbeth | 1909 | André Calmettes |
Macbeth, is a silent 1909 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play. It was released on December 3, 1909. It is a silent black-and-white film with French intertitles.
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Macbeth | |
| x Macbeth | 1909 | Mario Caserini |
Macbeth is an silent Italian 1909 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the second Macbeth film released that year (released on November 27, 1909), and is the third film version of the play. The film was directed by Mario...
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Macbeth | |
| x Macbeth | 1911 |
Macbeth is a 1911 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It is now considered a lost film, as there are no known copies of it in existence today. It is a silent black-and-white film with English intertitles and runs for 14 minutes.
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Macbeth | ||
| x Macbeth | 1913 | Arthur Bourchier |
Macbeth is a 1913 film version of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth, and the fifth film adaptation of that work. It is considered to be a lost film, as no known copies of it exists today. It is a German production and was released on November 17,...
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Macbeth | |
| x Macbeth | 1915 |
Macbeth is a French 1915 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was released on December 31, 1915 in France. It is a silent black-and-white film with French intertitles.
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Macbeth | ||
| x Romeo and Juliet | Oct 22, 1916 | J. Gordon Edwards |
Romeo and Juliet is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where Fox many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the...
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Romeo and Juliet | |
| x Cleopatra |
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Oct 14, 1917 | J. Gordon Edwards |
Cleopatra (1917) was directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starred Theda Bara in the title role. Fritz Leiber, Sr. played Julius Caesar and Thurston Hall played Mark Antony.
It was one of the most elaborate Hollywood films ever produced up to that time,...
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Antony and Cleopatra |
| x Hamlet |
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1920 | Svend Gade |
Hamlet is a 1921 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play of the same name starring Danish silent film actor Asta Nielsen. It was directed by Svend Gade and Heinz Schall.
In this interpretation, inspired by Dr. Edward P. Vining's book The...
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Hamlet |
| Heinz Schall | The Mystery of Hamlet | ||||
| x Kohlhiesel's Daughters |
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Mar 9, 1920 | Ernst Lubitsch |
Kohlhiesels Töchter is a 1920 German film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film is also known as Kohlhiesel's Daughters
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The Taming of the Shrew |
| x Romeo and Juliet in the Snow |
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Mar 12, 1920 | Ernst Lubitsch |
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow is a 1920 short comedy film written by Ernst Lubitsch and Hanns Kräly and directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
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Romeo and Juliet |
| x Macbeth | 1922 |
Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the last silent film version of that play produced, and the eighth film adaptation of the play.
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| x Taming of the Shrew |
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1929 | Sam Taylor |
Taming of the Shrew is a 1929 film directed by Sam Taylor.
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The Taming of the Shrew |
| x A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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Oct 30, 1935 | William Dieterle |
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1935 film directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle, produced by Henry Blanke and Hal Wallis, and adapted by Charles Kenyon and Mary C. McCall Jr. from the play by William Shakespeare.
Many of the actors in this...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Max Reinhardt | |||||
| x As You Like It |
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1936 | Paul Czinner |
As You Like It is a 1936 film, directed by Paul Czinner and starring Laurence Olivier as Orlando and Elisabeth Bergner as Rosalind. It is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was Laurence Olivier's first performance of...
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As You Like It |
| x Tower of London |
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Nov 17, 1939 | Rowland V. Lee |
Tower of London is a 1939 black-and-white historical film and quasi-horror film released by Universal Pictures and directed by Rowland V. Lee. It stars Basil Rathbone as the future Richard III of England, and Boris Karloff as his fictitious club...
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Richard III |
| x Henry V |
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1944 | Laurence Olivier |
Henry V is a 1944 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. The on-screen title is The Cronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (the title of the 1600 quarto edition of the play)....
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Henry V |
| x A Double Life |
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Dec 25, 1947 | George Cukor |
A Double Life is a 1947 film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. The movie starred Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. It was directed by George Cukor and written for the screen by Ruth Gordon...
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Othello |
| x Hamlet |
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1948 | Laurence Olivier |
Hamlet is a 1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, adapted and directed by and starring Sir Laurence Olivier. Hamlet was Olivier's second film as director, and also the second of the three Shakespeare films that he...
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Hamlet |
| x Yellow Sky |
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1948 | William A. Wellman |
Yellow Sky (1948) is an American western film directed by William A. Wellman. The story is believed to be loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's The Tempest. A band of outlaws flee after a bank robbery and encounter an old man and his...
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The Tempest |
| x Macbeth |
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Oct 1, 1948 | Orson Welles |
Macbeth is a 1948 American film adaptation by Orson Welles of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
In 1947, Orson Welles began promoting the notion of bringing a Shakespeare drama to the motion picture screen. He initially attempted to pique...
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Macbeth |
| x Julius Caesar | 1950 | David Bradley |
Julius Caesar is a 1950 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. It was produced and directed by David Bradley using actors from the Chicago area. Charlton Heston, who had known Bradley since his youth, and who was establishing himself...
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Julius Caesar | |
| x The Quiet Man |
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1952 | John Ford |
The Quiet Man is a 1952 American Technicolor romantic comedy-drama film. It was directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen and Barry Fitzgerald. It was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story by Maurice...
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The Taming of the Shrew |
| x Othello |
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Nov 19, 1952 | Orson Welles |
Othello is a 1952 drama film based on the Shakespearean play, made by Mercury Productions Inc. and Les Films Marceau and distributed by United Artists (1955). It was directed and produced by Orson Welles, who also played the title role (in blackface...
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Othello |
| x Julius Caesar |
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Jun 3, 1953 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Julius Caesar is an 1953 MGM film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the uncredited screenplay, and produced by John Houseman. The original music score is by Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Marlon...
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Julius Caesar |
| x Beneath the 12-Mile Reef |
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Dec 2, 1953 | Robert D. Webb |
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb. The screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides was inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The film was the third motion picture made in Cinemascope, coming...
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Romeo and Juliet |
| x Romeo and Juliet |
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Sep 1954 | Renato Castellani |
Romeo and Juliet is a 1954 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title. It was directed by Renato Castellani and stars Laurence Harvey as Romeo, Susan Shentall as Juliet, Flora Robson as the Nurse, Mervyn Johns as Friar Laurence,...
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Romeo and Juliet |
| x Macbeth | Nov 28, 1954 | George Schaefer |
Macbeth is a live television adaptation of the William Shakespeare play. This Hallmark Hall of Fame production was directed by George Schaefer, and starred Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson. Although it was telecast in color, it has been preserved...
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Macbeth | |
| x Amleto | 1955 | Claudio Fino |
Amleto is a 1955 drama television film directed by Claudio Fino.
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Hamlet | |
| x Richard III |
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Apr 16, 1955 | Laurence Olivier |
Richard III is a 1955 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's historical play of the same name, also incorporating elements from his Henry VI, Part 3. It was directed and produced by Sir Laurence Olivier, who also played the lead role. The...
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Richard III |
| x Romeo and Juliet | May 20, 1955 | Lev Arnshtam |
Romeo and Juliet (Russian: Ромео и Джульетта, translit. Romeo i Dzhulyetta) is a 1955 Soviet ballet film directed by Lev Arnshtam. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
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Romeo and Juliet | |
| x Forbidden Planet |
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1956 | Fred Wilcox |
Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film directed by Fred M. Wilcox, with a screenplay by Cyril Hume. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, and Anne Francis. The characters and its setting have been compared to those in William Shakespeare...
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The Tempest |
| x Twelfth Night | Mar 3, 1956 | A. Abramov |
Twelfth Night (Russian: Двенадцатая ночь, transliteration Dvenadtsataya noch) is a 1955 Soviet comedy film by Lenfilm based on Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will. Script by Yan Frid. USA release date: March 3, 1956.
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will | |
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| x Macbeth | 1960 | George Schaefer |
Macbeth is a 1960 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play. This, the second Hallmark Hall of Fame series teleplay of Macbeth was, like the 1954 live version, also directed by George Schaefer, and also starred Maurice Evans and Judith...
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Macbeth | |
| x The Bad Sleep Well |
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Sep 19, 1960 | Akira Kurosawa |
The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る, Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru) is a 1960 film directed by the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa's own independent production company. It was entered into the 11th...
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Hamlet |
| x Hamlet |
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1964 | Grigori Kozintsev |
Hamlet (Russian: Гамлет, tr. Gamlet) is a 1964 film adaptation in Russian of William Shakespeare's play of the same title, based on a translation by Boris Pasternak. It was directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Iosif Shapiro, and stars Innokenty...
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Hamlet |
| Iosif Shapiro | |||||
| x Hamlet at Elsinore | 1964 | Philip Saville |
Hamlet at Elsinore is a 1964 television version of Shakespeare's play. Produced by the BBC, in association with Danish Radio, it was shown in the U.S. on NET in 1965. Winning wide acclaim both for its performances and for being shot entirely at...
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Hamlet | |
| x Othello |
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1965 | Stuart Burge |
Othello is a 1965 film based on the National Theatre's staging of Shakespeare's Othello (1964-66) staged by John Dexter. Directed by Stuart Burge, the film starred Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, and Joyce Redman, providing film debuts...
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Othello |
| x The Taming of the Shrew |
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Feb 27, 1967 | Franco Zeffirelli |
The Taming of the Shrew (Italian: La Bisbetica domata) is a 1967 film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare about a courtship between two strong-willed people. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and stars Elizabeth Taylor...
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The Taming of the Shrew |
| x A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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1968 | Peter Hall |
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1968 film of William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Peter Hall. It was the first live-action film version in color of the play, unless one counts the 1966 film version of the New York City...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| x Romeo and Juliet |
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Oct 8, 1968 | Franco Zeffirelli |
Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 British-Italian cinematic adaptation of the William Shakespeare play of the same name.
The film was directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. It won Academy Awards for Best...
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Romeo and Juliet |
| x Hamlet |
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Sep 1969 | Tony Richardson |
Hamlet is a 1969 British film adaptation of Shakespeare's play Hamlet, starring Nicol Williamson as Prince Hamlet. It was directed by Tony Richardson and based on his own stage production at the Roundhouse theatre in London. The film also stars...
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Hamlet |
| x Julius Caesar |
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1970 | Stuart Burge |
Julius Caesar is a 1970 independent film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Stuart Burge from a screenplay by Robert Furnival. The film stars Charlton Heston (as Mark Antony), Jason Robards (as Brutus) and John Gielgud (as Julius...
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Julius Caesar |
| x King Lear |
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Feb 4, 1971 | Peter Brook |
King Lear is a 1971 British film adaptation of the Shakespeare play directed by Peter Brook and starring Paul Scofield.
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King Lear |
| x King Lear |
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Feb 8, 1971 | Grigori Kozintsev |
King Lear (Russian: Король Лир) is a 1971 Soviet film directed by Grigori Kozintsev, based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear.
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King Lear |
| x Macbeth |
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Oct 13, 1971 | Roman Polanski |
Macbeth is a 1971 British-American drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, about the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. It features Jon Finch as Macbeth and...
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Macbeth |
| x Romeo and Juliet |
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1978 | Alvin Rakoff | Romeo and Juliet | |
| x Romie-0 and Julie-8 |
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Apr 1979 | Clive A. Smith |
Romie-0 and Julie-8 is the third animated television special made by Nelvana Limited, inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Set in the future, the two romantic leads in this version are androids who fall in love despite a taboo against...
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Romeo and Juliet |
| x The Tempest |
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Sep 13, 1979 | Derek Jarman |
The Tempest is a 1979 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's eponymous play. Directed by Derek Jarman, with Heathcote Williams as Prospero, it stars Toyah Willcox and Jack Birkett from his previous feature, Jubilee (1977), as well as his longtime...
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The Tempest |
| x The Sea Prince and the Fire Child |
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1981 | Masami Hata |
The Sea Prince and the Fire Child (シリウスの伝説, Shiriusu no Densetsu, lit. The Legend of Sirius) is an animated film by Sanrio, based on the story by Shintaro Tsuji. It is said to be a loose retelling of Romeo and Juliet, itself a European version of...
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Romeo and Juliet |
| x Shakespeare Comedies: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Dec 13, 1981 | Elijah Moshinsky |
Shakespeare Comedies: A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1981 comedy film based on a play by William Shakespeare and directed by Elijah Moshinsky.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| x Romeo and Juliet |
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1982 | William Woodman |
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a 1982 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, starring Alex Hyde-White as Romeo and Blanche Baker as Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet's families have been in a feud that causes these two lovers to make...
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Romeo and Juliet |
| x Macbeth | 1982 | Arthur Allan Seidelman |
Macbeth is a 1981 film based on a novel by William Shakespeare and directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman.
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Macbeth | |
| x Tempest |
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Aug 13, 1982 | Paul Mazursky |
Tempest (1982) is an American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky. It is a very loose adaptation of the William Shakespeare play, The Tempest.
The picture stars John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon and Molly Ringwald in her debut...
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The Tempest |
